AS$COPY

AS$COPY

In an Application Server environment, the AS$COPY library routine copies a file from the server to the client or vice versa.

The AS$COPY library routine is deprecated and supported only for compatibility to previous versions. The C$COPY routine should be used instead.

Syntax:

CALL "AS$COPY" USING sourceFile

destinationFile

Parameters:

sourceFile	PIC X(n)	Specifies the name of the file to be copied. In an Application Server environment, when the file name starts with "CLIENT:", the file will be copied from the client.
destinationFile	PIC X(n)	Specifies the name of the destination file. In an Application Server environment, when the file name starts with "CLIENT:", the file will be copied to the client.

Return code:

returnCode can be any numeric data item and provides additional information:

0	Operation successful, the file has been copied.
1	An error occurred, the file has not been copied.

Examples:

Example - Copy a report text file from the server to the client

*> define serverReport and clientReport variables as pic x(n)

move "/myapp/myreports/custlist.txt" to serverReport

move "CLIENT:c:/tmp/reports/custlist.txt" to clientReport

call "as$copy" using serverReport

clientReport